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FCC Requires Cable Systems to Format Must-Carry Signals to Ensure “Viewability” on Both Analog and Digital Televisions After the Termination of Analog Broadcasts in 2009

September 2007 At a late-night meeting on September 11, 2007, the Federal Communications Commission (“FCC”) adopted a “viewability” rule that will govern cable carriage of must-carry stations after analog broadcasting terminates in 2009. The rule requires cable operators to deliver the primary digital stream of a must-carry television station in…